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Horsham, Sussex [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Worthing, Sussex [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Atherton England [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Forrest Hill Queensland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Portslade, Sussex [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Robertsbridge, Sussex [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Wood Green, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banbridge [1]

Barnsdale, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Boston Lincolnshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Box Hill Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chicester, Sussex [1]

Compton, Guildford, Surrey [1]

Cook's Bridge, Suffolk [1]

Cow Bridge, Lincs [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dove Hill, Royston [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Gatton Queensland [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haddington Haddington, [1]

Harrow England [1]

Rank

Private [399]

Gunner [53]

Driver [42]

Corporal [39]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [31]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Signalman [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Brevet Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Dental Surgeon [1]

Captain/ Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Artillery Clerk [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

LanceC Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Engineers [52]

Army Service Corps [46]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [671]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [877]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham, Sussex [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Worthing, Sussex [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Arundel, Sussex [2] Atherton England [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Forrest Hill Queensland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Portslade, Sussex [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Robertsbridge, Sussex [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Westminster, London [2] Wood Green, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banbridge [1] Barnsdale, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Boston Lincolnshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Box Hill Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chicester, Sussex [1] Compton, Guildford, Surrey [1] Cook's Bridge, Suffolk [1] Cow Bridge, Lincs [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dove Hill, Royston [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Gatton Queensland [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Haddington Haddington, [1] Harrow England [1]

Rank

Private [399] Gunner [53] Driver [42] Corporal [39] Serjeant [39] Sapper [31] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Stoker [2] Signalman [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Brevet Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Dental Surgeon [1] Captain/ Captain [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Artillery Clerk [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] LanceC Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76] Labour Corps [53] Royal Engineers [52] Army Service Corps [46] London Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [671] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [877] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [869] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Egypt [1]

Albert Greenfield

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 25268 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Frederick Greenfield

Died 1914

British Army 6100 Guardsman Scots Guards

British Army 6100 Private Scots Guards 1st Battalion

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Charles Frederick Greenfield

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 12979 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Greenfield

Died 1917

British Army 9176 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 9176 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Alice Mary Ruffer

Born 1868

Died 1950

Other Empire Force 4030 British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Frederick Greenfield

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army T/1260 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army T/1260 Armament Serjeant Major Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

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Charles Richard Greenfield

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 23654 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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George Henry Greenfield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112764

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William Greenfield

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58178

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Herbert Greenfield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192118

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Henry Greenfield

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265352

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Reginald Victor Greenfield

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50251

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Joseph Greenfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304733

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Arthur Willoughby Greenfield

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200927

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William Herbert Greenfield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401929

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Alexander Greenfield

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 147245 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 147245 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1st Depot

British Army 7334 Private Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter Greenfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191081

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Frederick Greenfield

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123648

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Samuel Robert Greenfield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53961

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Joseph Greenfield

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275101

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